A lingering shoulder injury forced Wineland to withdraw from the bout, which had been formally announced for WEC 52, which takes place Nov. 11 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Demetrious Johnson (6-1 MMA, 1-1 WEC) has stepped up on short notice to replace Wineland on the evening’s Versus-televised main card.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the changes with sources close to the fighters. The switch was first reported by MMAFighting.com.

Page picked up his fourth win in five fights with a swift, 62-second submission victory over Will Campuzano at WEC 43. The King of the Cage vet and Greg Jackson-trained fighter also owns WEC victories over Scott Jorgensen and Marcos Galvao, and the lone loss during his recent run came in 2008 to Brian Bowles, who’d win the organization’s bantamweight belt in his next fight. Sidelined by injuries, Page now fights for the first time in more than a year.

Meanwhile, Johnson returns quickly after a Sept. 30 win over Nick pace at WEC 51. While “Mighty Mouse” picked up a dominating unanimous-decision win against Pace, the controlled pace was in stark contrast to the WEC 48 barnburner loss Johnson suffered to Brad Pickett in his promotional debut.

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